Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) When a newly arrived resident of the
state applies for food stamps at the department of health and human services
(DHHS), DHHS shall contact the state in which the household previously resided
to determine whether the household already received food stamps for the month
of application, subject to 7
CFR 273.3(a) .
(b) The applicant or recipient shall provide
to DHHS within 10 calendar days of the date of the request verification
regarding excluded income as follows:
(1) For
loan income, the applicant or recipient shall provide to DHHS a statement
signed by the lender and the lendee indicating that the payment is a loan and
must be repaid;
(2) If a household
receives payments on a recurrent and regular basis from the same source, but
claims the payments are loans, the applicant or recipient shall sign an
affidavit which states:
a. That repayments
are being made or shall be made; and
b. The repayment schedule.
(c) The applicant or
recipient shall provide to DHHS within 10 calendar days of the date of the
request proof of work registration exemptions as follows:
(1) For an exemption due to the age of a
child pursuant to 7 CFR
273.7(b) (1) (iv) , the
applicant or recipient shall:
a. Be the
child's parent, foster parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, guardian, adult
with legal custody, or when no parent resides in the household, a member of the
household exercising parental control; and
b. Provide documentation, such as a birth
certificate, which substantiates the child's date of birth;
(2) For an exemption due to
employment of 30 hours per week, the applicant or recipient shall provide
documentation or information that establishes the accuracy of statements
regarding the number of hours worked;
(3) For an exemption due to self-employment,
the applicant or recipient shall provide documentation or information that
establishes the accuracy of statements regarding the number of hours worked;
and
(4) For an exemption due to
self-employment, the applicant or recipient who has been self-employed for 18
consecutive calendar months or more shall show that this has resulted in weekly
net income equal to at least 30 hours multiplied by the current federal minimum
wage for 6 of the most recent 12 calendar months.
(d) For an exemption due to:
(1) Being physically or mentally unfit for
employment pursuant to 7 CFR
273.7(b) (1) (ii) , the
applicant or recipient shall provide to DHHS within 10 calendar days of the
date of the request:
a. Documentation which
indicates that a household member is receiving temporary or permanent
disability benefits issued by governmental or private sources; or
b. A statement from a licensed physician or
licensed or certified psychologist;
(2) Receipt of earnings above the minimum
specified by 7 CFR
273.5(b) (5) , the
self-employed student shall provide to DHHS within 10 calendar days of the date
of the request documentation or information which indicates that weekly
earnings are 20 times the federal minimum hourly wage;
(3) Lack of adequate child care, the
applicant or recipient shall provide to DHHS within 10 calendar days of the
date of the request a written statement that adequate child care is not
available for a child age 6 through 11 years;
(4) Continuous enrollment in an institution
of higher education, the student shall provide to DHHS within 10 calendar days
of the date of the request a written statement regarding his or her intent to
return or register for the next normal school term;
(5) Being younger than 16 years of age or
older than 60 years of age, pursuant to
7 CFR
273.7(b) (1) (i) , the
applicant or recipient shall provide documentation, such as a birth
certificate, which substantiates the individual's date of birth within 10
calendar days of the date of the request; and
(6) Participation in a drug addiction or
alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program, the applicant shall provide
documentation from the program demonstrating his or her current enrollment, if
federal law provides for such an exemption.
(e) Pursuant to
7 CFR
273.2(f) (1) (v) , the
applicant shall verify to DHHS within 10 calendar days of the date of the
request his or her Social Security Account Number (SSN) or application for an
SSN card either:
(1) By providing a SSN card
issued to the individual by the Social Security Administration (SSA);
or
(2) By submitting proof issued
from the SSA that:
a. The individual has
applied for an SSN; or
b. If a
newborn infant, that an SSN has been applied for on behalf of the
newborn.
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for He-W 700)
#5133, eff 5-2-91; ss by #6507, INTERIM, eff 5-1-97, EXPIRES: 8-29-97; amd and
moved by #6549, eff 8-1-97 (formerly He-W 724.03, originally #6446, eff
2-1-97); amd by #6726, eff 4-1-98; amd by #6744, eff 5-1-98; amd by #6836, eff
8-26-98; amd by #6954, eff 3-3-99; amd by #7391, eff 12-1-00; amd by #7962, eff
10-1-03; amd by #8388, eff7-8-05; amd by #8715, INTERIM, eff 9-5-06, EXPIRES:
3-4-07; paragraphs (b), (c)(3), (d), (e), (j)(1)-(10) & (k) EXPIRED:
8-1-05
New. #9174, eff 6-7-08; amd by
#9763, eff 7-30-10
